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My dealer used to offer walnut blasting for like $1,200 but they stopped it.
Not sure why. Lately, there are people using CRC GDI turbo valve cleaner. Not sure if that helps
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Since the interval for the N55 is somewhere over 100k miles I doubt the dealer gets many inquiries
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They may do it, at a price. To prevent having to face that possibility I installed an oil catch can, and am now using CRC valve cleaner as part of my spring maintenance.
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I wonder if it's just kind of snake oil, or if driving with high RPM for a while from time to time could prevent/reduce that problem.
- Engine warm - drive at highway speed, in a lower gear but higher RPM (above 5'000 RPM) for a few minutes. So the income valve area get's a higher operating temp that could reduce/burn the junk. Any idea?
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The source of the carbon build up is fully documented, it's oil that makes it's way from the crankcase to the intake manifold via the PCV. Driving habits have no influence on that. An oil catch can, which should be standard in cars with direct injection, is the best prevention.
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Will it work? Yes and No.
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Normal street driving keeps you in the low RPM mostly <2500rpm while driving, not accelarating. I doubt that this is good for keeping the engine clean.
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Where the intake valves on a direct injection engine are concerned it's a resounding 'No!'. This is especially true with BMW, which runs hotter at low RPM for efficiency, cooler at high RPM to prevent knocking.
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May I know where you get that from?
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Is that why when I'm on a road trip I see oil temp get pretty much at 250 spot on.. But if I'm driving aggressive in the city I will see oil temp drop almost down to 205?->
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That's why. Pre-ignition can be controlled by retarding the timing, but that also hurts acceleration, so when the car senses that you're driving aggressively it cools the engine to control knocking with minimal, if any, retarding of the ignition timing.
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I can't remember if there's a thermostat for the oil cooler
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The higher the rpm of the pump, the more gallons per time will flow. Thermostat in the oil filter housing see #09: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=11_4465 I see increasing temp of oil, water and cat. temp (exhaust) with higher rpm. I think I read somewhere, that driving in SPORT/SPORT+ will also increase the oil/engine temp compared of driving in ECO or COMFORT mode.
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You have it backwards. The engine would run hotter in ECO or COMFORT for better fuel economy, cooler in SPORT/+ for better acceleration. That's why the concept of the Italian Tune Up is flawed. Forty years ago we called it 'blowing the carbon out', driving at high speed in a low gear for maximum RPM. It may have worked then, long before direct injection and computerized engine heat management, but all it would do today is waste fuel.
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You can easily handle the walnut blasting on your own. Harbor Freight sells a media blaster for like $50 and you can also get the crushed walnut shells from there as well. $25 for 25 pounds. Hook it to a good compressor, pull the intake off, and go to work. Rotate the engine until the intake valve is closed and the lifter is on the base circle of the cam. (Sounds a lot harder than it is). Blow out the remaining shells with compressed air. Anything that you don't get out will be burned off.
Its far from rocket science. I used to do it to my Focus ST. It took about an hour on a cold engine, and that was with me lollygagging. |
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